Weaker demand, adverse currency moves and higher raw material costs outweigh record pulp output and cost reductions.
Deal adds $2.4 billion in annual revenue, expands addressable market beyond $200 billion with Florida and Texas accounting for 40% of sales.
Nippon takes 70% stake in Marusumi Whangarei Company, renamed NP Wood Fibre, to secure supply for Japanese market.
Company says stronger Real Estate results offset weak timber markets, with Southern pulpwood pricing down and Pacific Northwest harvest volumes lower year over year.
West Fraser says lumber duties, OSB and southern yellow pine oversupply, and housing affordability constraints keep wood building products markets pressured. It expects another year of modest demand in 2026 and reiterates lumber and OSB shipment targets.
Import volume falls from the 2024 high to 3.91 million tons, while the average import price rises to $145 per ton.
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp exported from Chile rose 2%.
Swanson returns to the role after leading the coalition from 2005 to 2012, succeeding Andrew Miller.
Spruce shortages and higher pine output reshape supply, while expected rate cuts could lift 2026 building demand.
Proposal would update referenced ANSI, ASTM, ISO, NIST and BSI standards and add ISO 12460-2:2024(en) as an optional small-scale quality-control chamber method.
Multi-unit approvals rise 8.5% from November while single-family falls 6.2%.
$350 million modernization project includes AI technology and expands warehouse space by over 300,000 square feet.
Price increase for all uncoated and coated fine paper takes effect from 1 April 2026.
Total timber stocks fall from the previous quarter, while pulp chip stocks drop and pulpwood stays near the same level.
Price for plywood exported from Russia to the U.S. expanded 6%.
Total long-term investment reaches 1,336.9 million kroner, led by silviculture and forest roads.forest roads.